On May 5, 2020, an online meeting of the officers of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva with experts from the World Trade Organization was held. At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side informed WTO experts about the work done to provide our country with observer status in the WTO. In addition, according to the results of the regular meetings of the Government Commission for the Study of Turkmenistan’s Membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO),...

On May 4, 2020, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in the format of a Contact Group dedicated to countering the coronavirus infection COVID-19 and conducted via video link. The main topic of the forum was the consolidation of common efforts in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, which has become a new, extremely serious challenge for the entire world community. At the current summit, the President of the Republic of Aze...

On May 4, 2020, the Secretary General of the Energy Charter Dr.Urban Rusnák delivered a lecture through videoconferencing at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  The lecture that focused on the activities of the Energy Charter and its cooperation with Turkmenistan was attended by the students of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the International University of Humanities and...

On May 4, 2020, the successive meeting of the Government Commission for studying the issues, connected with the membership of Turkmenistan in the World Trade Organization was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan.  Under the chairmanship of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of the country discussed the concrete steps on the development of cooperation with the WTO in accordance with the instructions of Pres...

On May 2, 2020, Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The relevant order was signed by the President of Turkmenistan on April 30. Governor and representatives of the Faryab region of the neighboring country appreciated the help from the Turkmen people and expressed sincere gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the full support and attention to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The humanitarian aid consist...

On May 1, 2020, a videoconference was held between the chess societies of Turkmenistan and Armenia in honor of the 25th anniversary of permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan. The representatives of chess federations and academies of the two countries, masters of sports in chess, international referees and trainers of the International Chess Federation, grandmasters took part in the online meeting. The Turkmen side was headed by the Chairman of the National Chess Federation of Turkmenistan Myrat...

On May 1, 2020, the online meeting with the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr. Hans Kluge was held the in the premises of the UN Representative Office in Ashgabat.     The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as the Head of WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan participated to the session. During the constructive conversation, the parties exchanged views on the ne...